The scripture on great peace: the Taiping jing and the beginnings of Daoism

This first Western-language translation of one of the great books of the Daoist religious tradition, the Taiping jing, or ''Scripture on Great Peace, '' documents early Chinese medieval thought and lays the groundwork for a more complete understanding of Daoism's origins. Ba...

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Subtitles:Taiping jing and the beginning of Daoism
Contributors: Hendrischke, Barbara 1940- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berkeley University of Californiarnia Press ©2006
In:Year: 2006
Series/Journal:Daoist classics series 3
IxTheo Classification:BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Taoism Early works to 1800
B Taoism
B Computer network resources Early works Electronic books
B Tai ping jing
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Spirituality ; Paganism & Neo-Paganism
B Philosophy, Chinese
B Electronic books
B Tai ping jing Tai ping jing
B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion
B Early works
B Taoism Early works to 1800
B RELIGION ; Taoism
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Summary:This first Western-language translation of one of the great books of the Daoist religious tradition, the Taiping jing, or ''Scripture on Great Peace, '' documents early Chinese medieval thought and lays the groundwork for a more complete understanding of Daoism's origins. Barbara Hendrischke, a leading expert on the Taiping jing in the West, has spent twenty-five years on this magisterial translation, which includes notes that contextualize the scripture's political and religious significance. Virtually unknown to scholars until the 1970s, the Taiping jing raises the hope for salvation in a pra
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
ISBN:0520932927